Midway Atoll’s beloved Makalena pair, George & Geraldine, preen each other and one of their chicks pops in. (2025, thanks Dan Rapp).
This season, 7 short-tailed albatross were recorded visiting Midway (3 are George & Geraldine’s offspring).
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Hawaiian name: Makalena Scientific name: Phoebastria albatrus Photo credit: Daniel Clark/USFWS Life Span: > 40 years Wingspan: 213-229 cm (6.9-7.5 ft) Breeding ecology: Monogamous, philopatric (…